Published: August 07, 2020
After months of cancellations, professional tennis returned at a small women’s event in Palermo this week. It stands as a first look at how the sport can function in this new reality
Moments after an exhausted Sara Errani completed her first tennis match in five long months, instinct took over. As she hobbled back to her chair, the former world No 5 did what she has done in most of her 950-plus career matches, tearing off her wristband then tossing it to a young fan in the socially distanced crowd. To her right, the umpire visibly cringed and held her face in her hands, a picture of dismay.
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